The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25

ditiopal increase i'll 1888. 1--WE have
drawn the attention of the country tc
u.s." said M Fred Auerbach, and an
impetus IN trade il some form must
to.Iuw."
Remington, Johnson & Co., reporr
their business p per cent. better tn Al,
in 1886 Trade h re-, -tEev state. migh'
almost De said to have reached its max
mum. and there ,ould be not muci
Onward progress, u III We had a raj
roa outlet To the west. IL, pscomtIz
N re aud more Il thcult TO reach th'
northern markets. Por land Au0
Ouiaha being such active competit0's
Fhe .>os Ang2!es road would be our sal
Vauon in this regard.
CuunIBgyun K Co state that their
blslnese for 1897 runs Decd dly ahead
that for 1886. MTe trade has un-
do btediy been done everywhe but
a ~ the money hat nas been made,
thsy are not p epared TO say.
Spencer Cldwson gave7it as his opin-
ion that business was from 10 70 10 per
cent. better in 1887 than IN 1886.
G ark. Eldrcdge q Co say their bust
- averages prOba ply 10 per cent bet
r than last wear The farmers werc
obtaIbiHg 20 cents for wheat. ABOUT the
me as on year ago COlieCnOns were
somewhat slow at present, owing prin-
cIyally the KISting state OF ihlags IN
the southern and western counties
where many people were still wiihOu
any returns from their wool. The
,u"try stores we're Carrying toe wOol
men ann house, here III many in
stances, we're carrying the stores
Mr. ]. Duke. manager for the Walker
Bro hers 20 put the lncr~ ase IN bust
ness of 1887 over the previous year at
from 10 to l5'per cent. Collectors we're
little SLOW. Dat the holiday trade thus
far vas excellent
At 5 ?. CAa5dels there was the rush
O business which ALWAYS seems to mark
the experiences of this house. Mr.
Tessdel stated that there was & decided
advance in favor of 1887. The feeling
in he country was good generallv.
Farmers had been fairly successful in
realizing on their hay, vegetables and
grain. Though the dried fruit crop for
the two past years had ben very ligut
still, prices this tall had more than
dounled, which had materially helped
the fru raisers, CITY cohectians were
fair, those il he untry LITTLE SLOW.
MIR. r. 4. Thomas said that business
was undoubtedly larger this year than
last, OUT Cnai Lu0 n66Fy GUS HHue ~
merchants materially reduced the mar
gins OF profits.
Geo. NJ. Scott & %. put the gains in
their business of 1887 over 1886 at 10 per
cent. and this despite the interruption
to their trade from the big FIRE.
l.. Goldberg, the clothipr. states that
the last half 'of the year particularly, kas
been prosperous. The hrst was rather
slow.
H. Diuwoodey states that business il
1897 has run fully 20 per cent. above
1856; margins have been cut heavily
the last three months. particularly in
jobbing trade, have been excellent.
A few merchants interviewed state
that their business does not come Rp to
1886. put that 1886 vas an exceptional
year.
Spencer & KimbaII stated that bust
ness had been better this year than last
until the holidays, when there had been
falling off from last ear.
Goldsmith & Co state that their bust
ness has increased from . to 80 per
cent. Their increase had beea most de-
clded since they moved into their pres
ent new quarters.